Maria P.O.V

After Ace and Deuce finally caught Grim, Deuce used his magic to catch Grim, meaning Deuce summoned his cauldron and squashed him like a pancake. I know Ace tried to catch while using a net but at least he tried his best

'Maybe I should get Ace two chocolate croissants for trying his best' I thought to myself

"Don't wanna, don't wanna! I don't wanna go back to the boring classes!" Grim pouted like a child

"Then you won't become a great magician if you don't go to class, remember the headmaster told me to contact him if you start acting up and he'll make sure you won't come back to this college" I said in a frim tone

"Damn it! You're being harsh today!" Grim said

"Well who's fault is it?" I said while glaring at Grim and he stopped talking "Well, let's go have lunch you guys" I said as we started walking to the cafeteria

Cafeteria~

"Yeah! It's finally lunch time!!! I see a lotta delicious stuff already!" Grim said with excitement

"Calm down Grim. I know the food looks good but please be careful and don't bump into anyone" I said but it seems Grim didn't hear me

"You're too loud! You're pretty energetic even at lunch time huh!" Ace shouted at Grim

"Maria! I wanna have some grilled chicken! Come on, there's only one more left! Oh, and omelets too! And bread and jam! Go get them all!" Grim demanded

'Oh Grim... If I get you that much food, we won't be able to eat til my next allowance or when I work for who knows when...' I thought to myself as I ordered my food, I got a dish called carbonara 'Why does it have an egg on top?' My mind was interrupted when I heard Grim scream and when I turned around, he bumped into someone 'Oh dear...'

"AH!? Hey you bastard! My pasta's soft-boiled is on the floor cause you bumped into me!" The student (A) yelled

"Oh man, the soft-boiled egg's the best part of carbonara. How're you gonna pay for that, huh punk!?" The other student (B) yelled

'Wait... Did he say carbonara...?' I looked at my food and I walked towards them

"Guess I'll just have to make do with you giving me that grilled chicken you've got there" The student (A) was about to take the grilled chicken

"Wait a minute boys" I said as I gained their attention

"Hey, you're the girl from the entrance ceremony. What do you want?" The student (A) asked

"Simple. Here." I handed him my lunch "Trade yours for mine, that way you can have the boiled-egg" I said and the student (A) looked surprised

"A-Are you sure?" He asked and I nodded

"Yes I'm sure and I apologize for what Grim did, I'll make sure to discipline him later." I said as we traded our food

"Uh... Thank you" The student (A) said

"Your welcome. Well, I gotta go find a table now to eat, bye" I said as I gave a wave and wink

Then the two students faces turned bright red

"Wow. She's so generous to trade her lunch"

"She's totally girlfriend material!"

The two talked about me as I was walking and it seems I gained some popularity without realizing from different dorms

No One's P.O.V

Heartslabyul dorm~

"Interesting. She was able to handle them without causing a scene, she even traded her lunch so they won't fight." The boy with red hair smiled with an impressed look

"Wow. She handled our 3rd years quite well." The boy with green hair and a clover under his eye

"See~ She's very interesting~" Cater said with a playful tone

Savanaclaw Dorm~

"Wow. That girl sure knows how to handle them. Right Leona?" The boy with hyena ears asked

The man with lion ears stared at the girl with a smirk

Octavinelle Dorm~

"Oh my. She handled the situation quite well. Don't you think Azul?" Jade asked

"Fufufu~ Indeed. I'm looking forward to her visiting to Mostro Lounge and I hope to start a contract with her~" Azul said as he smirked

"She's so amazing~ I wanna squeeze her~" Floyd said while looking at the girl

Scarabia Dorm~

"Wow! She's amazing! Right Jamil?" The boy wearing a turban with white hair and red eyes asked his friend as he looked at the girl with amazement in his eyes

"Indeed Kalim" The boy named Jamil answered

Pomefiore Dorm~

The boy with light purple hair and girly features was looking at the girl with amazement

'She's amazing... Even though she looked weak but she managed to handle the situation without fighting'

The boy wearing a hat and a bob haircut was looking at the girl with a smirk 'I think I found my new target~'

"She has both style and skills, she's definitely worthy of being part of Pomefiore!" The boy with blond hair and purple highlights said

Diasomnia Dorm~

"She's very interesting, don't you think so Sebek? Silver?" The boy with black hair and magenta streaks

"Mm. She was able to handle herself and situation with no trouble" The boy with sliver hair said

"She's amazing! Just like Malleus-sama!" The boy with mint green hair shouted

"Sebek, please lower your voice" The sliver haired boy asked

Maria P.O.V

After walking for a bit, I finally found an empty table for us to sit and eat our meals. I placed Grim's food on the table and he began eating, Ace and Deuce took a seat as well

"Here are you're guys orders. Two chocolate croissants for Ace and one latte for Deuce." I gave Ace and Deuce their orders

"Oh! Thanks Maria!" Ace thanked me

"Thank you Mira" Deuce thanked me as well

"You're welcome. I did promise you both especially since you helped me catch Grim" I said

"By the way, I saw you guys' dorm a while ago, but what do the other dorms look like?" Grim asked while he was eating

"You've seen the statues of the Great Seven by Main Street right? This school has seven dorms based off of them" We turned around to see Cater-senpai

"Ugh! You're the dude from this morning!" Ace shouted

"He's the guy who tricked us into painting the roses red!" Grim also shouted

"I didn't trick you, you know~? It's not like I wanted to do that either. I only did it cause it's the Dorm's rules" Cater-senpai told us

"Dorm's rules...? What do you mean by that? Does the rules apply outside the dorm?" I asked as I tilted my head and Cater-senpai took a seat next to me and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders

"There, there Maria-chan~ The rules don't matter outside the dorm. Cay-kun here is just your very gentle senior~" Cater-senpai said and another boy came to the table

"Haha. That's how Cater expresses his affection, you know?" The boy said

"Wait. Who are you?" Ace asked

"Oops, my bad. My name's Trey, Trey Clover. I'm Heartslabyul 3rd year along with Cater." Trey-senpai said and he looked at me "You're the girl from the unopened coffin and the new head of Ramshackle (clears throat) I mean of the unused dorm correct? I heard all about from Cater. Sorry for the trouble our dormmates caused you yesterday." Trey-senpai apologized as he moved Ace from his spot

"It's no trouble. Ace needed a place to stay and I offered, so I don't mind it" I said as my cheeks were tinted with a small blush

"Aw! Maria-chan, you're so cute!" Cater-senpai said as he hugged me and rubbed his cheek against mine

"Oi! Let go of Maria!" Ace tries to make Cater-senpai let go of me but failed

"Come on~ We're in the same school so we should get along~ Hey Mira-chan~ Give me your number~" Cater-senpai asked

"Um... I'm sorry but I don't have a phone or know how to use it" I said and it shocked Cater-senpai greatly

"Eh?! You don't have a phone or know how to use it!? That's crazy! You're like an endangered species. I know a place to get the newest models for cheap~ How about we go on a date to choose one?" Cater-senpai said and I felt my cheeks turn red

"U-um..." I tried moving away but I forgot Cater-senpai has his arm wrapped around me

"Cater, you're in Maria's space, please keep it to a minimum" Trey-senpai asked

"Ahaha! Sorry, sorry~ I couldn't help it, she looked really cute! So, you guys were asking about the Dorms? That's nice~! A fresh convo! Big bro here will tell you everything~!" Cater-senpai said as he released me

"I wanna know about our Dorm first and foremost. The hell is up with those crazy 'Laws of the Queen of Hearts'?" Ace asked

"I'm sure you're all familiar with the legendary Queen of Hearts right? In order to establish absolute law and order, she made severe rules in order to oppress the eccentric citizens of Wonderland" Trey-senpai explained

"And out of respect of the Queen of Hearts, our Heartslabyul Dorm wear red and black in order to represent the dress she wore. And it's part of out traditions to adhere to the Queen of Hearts' rules" Cater-senpai explained more

"Sounds rough!" Grim said

"Adhering to the rules is the present Prefect's whims. The previous one was kinda chill about it~" Cater-senpai said

"Compared to the other Prefects, Riddle is just a little bit more serious. That's why he's trying so hard to keep up the traditions" Trey-senpai said

'I see. But... Isn't putting a collar on someone a bit much...?' I thought to myself

"Ugh... How annoying..." Ace complained

"So, what kinda places are the other dorms?" I asked since I'm curious about the dorms and Trey-senpai started to explain

"Just like Cater said a while ago, this school has 7 Dorms dedicated to the Great Seven. First, we have our dorm that's grounded on following the Queen of Hearts' Laws with our entire being: Heartslabyul Dorm. Then there's Savanaclaw that's grounded on the fortitude of the King of Beasts. After that, we have Octavinelle that was founded on the Sea Witch's benevolence. And then we have Scarabia that formed from the careful planning of the Sorcerer of the Desert. Pomefiore, the house grounded on the magnanimous efforts of the Beautiful Queen. Then, there's Ignihyde whose foundations lie on the perseverance of the King of the Underworld. Lastly, we have Diasomnia that was founded on the gracefulness of the Queen of Thorns." Trey-senpai finished explaining about the Dorms

"The Dorms sound very interesting. Makes me wanna go check them out" I said with a hint of excitement in the tone

"All of their names are figgin' long! I can't remember all of that!" Grim complained again

Ahaha! That's completely okay~ You'll remember them even if you don't want to~" Cater-senpai playfully said

"Just like you've witnessed during the ceremony, the Mirror of Darkness decides what Dorm you'll belong to after looking into your soul. I guess you could say that the dorms really reflect the student's character" Trey-senpai said

"That's true. I totally get it~" Cater-senpai said

"Character...?" Deuce said in confusion

"For example... Look over there." Trey-senpai pointed and we saw a boy with white hair, tanned skin and fluffy dog ears

'Fluffy... ears... I wanna touch them...' I thought to myself and the guys noticed my gaze on the male, so Ace patted my shoulder to help me snap out of it

"Judging by the appearance, he looks like he's from Savanaclaw" Trey-senpai said

"Totes~! They look like a dorm that's got a lot of athletes and guys that's good at scuffles~ They're pretty brawny? Or I guess you could say, they're all pretty buff? Either way, Savanaclaw's colors are yellow and black" Cater-senpai explained

"I see. I better make sure not to anger them then" I said

"Oh. Then what about that one with the gray and uh... light purple on their sleeves?" Grim asked and I looked to see, there I saw the boy from the ceremony but I can see him a bit better because he was wearing a robe. He has sliver hair, sky blue eye color and he has a beauty mark on the left side of his lip. He noticed my staring, he gave me a wink and a wave

"He's from Octavinelle. The two sitting on the table beside him with the dark-red and gold colors are Scarabia" Trey-senpai said and we looked at the two students, one has white hair, tanned skinned, red eyes and he's also wearing a turban. The second one has long black hair that's put up in a ponytail, charcoal grey eye color, he's also tanned skinned. The two of them noticed my gaze, the one with the turban gave me a smile and wave while the boy with the ponytail just smiled at me.

"It's been said that both dorms are full of smart people. When it comes to written tests, noting can beat those two. Ah, but Scarabia's Prefect's only so-so when it comes to studying~" Cater-senpai explained

"Alright, I sense a red flag there." Ace said

"You adapt pretty quickly huh? Going back to the topic, those bright and sparkling ones over there are from Pomefiore. Their colors are purple and red" Trey-senpai explained. I looked and he wasn't kidding about the bright and sparkling, but I can see two people. One was wearing a hat and he has a bob haircut, the other boy has light purple hair and girly features

'He looks adorable...' I thought to myself

"Wha!! There's a really cute girl over there!" Grim pointed out

"Eh!? Even though this is an all-boys' school!?" Deuce freaked out

'Sigh... Did they forget that I'm a girl?'

"Idiot. The only girl we have is Maria-chan here" Ace told Grim and Deuce

"Then!?"

I noticed the light purple haired boy looking over here, he noticed me and I gave him a small smile and wave. His face turned red and he looked away

"Speaking of girls, Miss Rosalia's portrait in the West Building's pretty awesome. I can introduce you if your interested~ Want me to set it up?" Cater-senpai said and asked

"No need! Even if she's cute, she's not really uh... 3-dimensional" Ace said he sweat dropped

"It doesn't matter does it~ Well in any case, Pomefiore's full of pretty faces who take their beauty routines very seriously. Their Prefect is pretty famous influencer who's got over 5 million followers~ I believe the Prefect of Pomefiore would love to give you a make-over, do your hair and dress you up~" Cater-senpai said and I tilted my head to the side

"Why?" I asked

"Because you make the perfect candidate based from your appearance and beauty" Cater-senpai said to me

"I see" I said

"Hey don't judge them based on face value alone. Pomefiore's got a lot of students who excel at alchemy and charms" Trey-senpai said

"Amazing" I said as stars twinkled in my eyes

"Ahaha, that's right~ Then there's Ignihyde and they wear blue and black, but... I don't see them around anywhere" Cater-senpai said as he was looking around the cafeteria "The students from that dorm are all sorta private, so I don't have any friends from there either. I guess you could call them the complete opposite of Heartslabyul?" Cater-senpai said but he sounded a bit unsure about it

"You mean they're pretty gloomy?" Grim said and he earned a slap on the back of his head

"Please watch what you say Grim, it's rude" I said with a stern tone

"They've got a lot of members who have great magical energy and they're pretty techy too" Trey-senpai said

'That sounds amazing' I thought to myself

"Then there's... Diasomething Dorm correct?" Deuce asked and I couldn't help but giggle

'That's cute'

"Stop acting like you got it right, man. It's Diasomnia, got it?" Ace said to Deuce

"I just bit my tongue!" Deuce argued

"Diasomnia is... Oh, there. The guys who are sitting by the cafeteria's exclusive tables" Cater-senpai pointed. I looked and saw three boys, one boy has sliver hair with Aurora sliver eyes, the second boy has mint green hair with antique gold eyes and the last boy has a appearance of a child but I can somehow tell he's older than he seems, he has black hair and magenta streaks with raspberry red eyes.

"Their colors are light green and black. They're kinda, how do I put it? Super popular? They've got an aura that makes it hard for us commoners to approach them. Their Prefect's Super difficult to grasp..." Cater-senpai admitted as he placed his hand on the back of his neck

"Oh? They've got a kid with them" Ace said

"Grade-skipping is allowed here, so that's possible. But he's not a child, he's a 3rd year like us. His name is-" Trey-senpai was about to tell us but suddenly...

"Lilia. Lilia Vanrouge" The 3rd year appeared but he was upside down which I find fascinating

"Th-this guy teleported here!" Grim said as he freaked out and Lilia-senpai took a seat next to me with a smile

"Prey tell, are thou interested in my dorm members? Fufufu, it is true that I might resemble a sprightly and endearing young boy. However, just like that man in glasses has said, I am a child no longer." Lilia-senpai said

"Sprightly..." Trey-senpai said

"Prithee, why not approach us instead of simply watching from afar? Are we not comrades from the same school? We from Diasomnia will welcome you anytime." Lilia-senpai said but we looked at the other two students from afar, they're just glaring at us, well at the boys mostly. They just gave me a nod

'I'm guessing they're okay with me approaching them...?' I thought to myself

"Those two completely look like they don't want to be bothered though... Well maybe except for Maria" Deuce said

"Fufu. Pardon me from appearing from above while you dined. We will be taking our leave now. Also Maria-chan, I hope you'll find time to have a chat with us soon." Lilia-senpai said as he winked at me and he teleported back to his table. After he left, Ace started whispering to me

"Our seat is practically 20 meters away from theirs, but you're telling me he heard us at that distance...?! Scary...!" Ace whispered shouted

"W-well... That's how it is. Diasomnia's got a lot of very special students. Their dorm has a lot of members that are pretty gifted. Their Prefect, Malleus Draconia is said to be one of the five greatest sorcerers of our world." Trey-senpai said

'He sounds amazing, I hope I meet him someday' I thought to myself

"TBH, Malleus is sorta like, the awesomest of the awesome. Well our Prefect's pretty dangerous too~" Cater-senpai said and at the corner of my eye, I see a boy with red hair and two pieces of his hair that is shaped like a heart with gray eyes approaching towards us

"You're telling me! He puts a collar on someone just for eating his tart? He's the worst, no doubt!" Ace said but failed to realize that the red haired boy is behind him

"Hm? I'm the worst?" The red haired boy asked

"Yeah. Only a tyrant will keep up with those kinda rules. Gimme a break." Ace said

"Ace, look behind you!" Deuce said with a scared tone

"GEH! Prefect?!" Ace shouted

"Oh dear..." I said

To be continued

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